Ila I. Lutman

Monday

Jan 21, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Ila I. Lutman, 91, of Saylorsburg, formerly of East Stroudsburg, passed away peacefully in the presence of her daughter on Friday afternoon, Jan. 4, 2013, at Wesley Enhanced Living Center, Brodheadsville.

Born in Berkley Springs, W.Va., on Dec. 2, 1921, she was a daughter to the late John and Maggie Stotler Fredman.

Ila relocated to Monroe County with her husband, the late Thomas B. Lutman, in 1961, living in East Stroudsburg for 46 years. Ila was a meticulous wife and mother and enjoyed her role as a homemaker.

She was a member of the former East Stroudsburg Grace Lutheran Church, East Stroudsburg, and enjoyed being a member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Ila liked to read and do word-search puzzles. She loved flowers, birds and small animals, spending many hours looking out her beloved window at her garden and small friends. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family. She loved eating at local restaurants with her late husband, Thomas, and cherished the time she spent with her daughter.

Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, was her husband, Thomas B. Lutman, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage until his passing in December 2011; her sisters, Agnes Michael and Jessie McClintock; and her brother, Harold Fredman.

Surviving are her daughter, Sandra Pansy and her husband, John; a special great-grandnephew, Sam Lake; and many other nieces and nephews.

Family and friends may gather from 1 p.m. until the time of the service Friday, Jan. 25, at Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home Inc., 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sam Hufford officiating. Interment will follow at Prospect Cemetery, Prospect Street, East Stroudsburg.